UnionBank Adopts Refinitiv Electronic Trading to Power Business

First Filipino bank to adopt solution to strengthen presence in local, foreign exchange markets

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Media OutReach - 17 July 2019 - Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) announced today it has adopted Refinitiv’s Electronic Trading
(ET) solution to power its business in the Philippines and strengthen its
presence in both the local and international foreign exchange markets.

 

In the Southeast Asian region, electronic trading has gained ground
since banks require flexible trading platforms and tools that provide control
over electronic pricing, distribution and hedging that meet the changing
demands of their client base while
improving efficiency through automation. Being plugged in to rapidly growing Asian wealth
opportunity, financial institutions are looking for an effective tool to increase
their competitiveness. 

 

Through ET over 300 financial institutions across
80 countries globally are already benefiting from a next-generation e-commerce
trading platform. Accessible via FXT, the single source of access to preferred FX
trading venues, ET offers a powerful suite of e-commerce products to shape,
configure and automate FX prices to customers while streamlining risk
management.

 

“As the leading provider of trading and
analysis platforms for foreign exchange markets, we are honored to be entrusted by UnionBank. We have been present in the Philippines
for over 70 years
and the country has great
potential to become a leading Asian financial centre. As the first local bank to adopt Refinitiv’s ET
system, UnionBank will have access to an efficient and
digitized FX trading platform to ensure its nationwide branch network is more connected, enabling the
on-going growth of its FX business. We look forward to deepening our partnership along UnionBank’s FX digital
journal,” said Luke Elliott, Director of
Trading for Asia Pacific at Refinitiv.

 

“Our adoption of Refinitiv’s electronic trading
allows us to distribute reliable and live prices to our branch network using a
cloud-based platform with straight-through processing for operating efficiency.
We aim to be the first bank to provide an executable live FX platform that
would link corporate clients to the dealing room via the internet resulting to enhanced
customer experience,” said UnionBank Chief Finance Officer and Treasurer
Jose Emmanuel Hilado.

 

For more information about Refinitiv FX solutions, please
see here.

About Refinitiv

Refinitiv
is one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and
infrastructure, serving over 40,000 institutions in over 190 countries. It
provides leading data and insights, trading platforms, and open data and
technology platforms that connect a thriving global financial markets community
– driving performance in trading, investment, wealth management, regulatory
compliance, market data management, enterprise risk and fighting financial
crime.

About Union Bank of the Philippines

Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) has
consistently been recognized as one of Asia’s leading companies in banking and
finance, ranking among the Philippines’ top 10 universal banks in terms of key
performance ratios in profitability, liquidity, solvency and efficiency.